Monday, December 25, 2017

Setting Up Windows PCs for Kids

Khan Academy Whitelist

Create accounts for your kids on Microsoft Family Safety.  Start with the most restrictive settings.

Upgrade to Windows 10 and allow login through a monitored Microsoft account (only).

Do not allow Chrome (or any other browser other than Microsoft default) on your computers.  Microsoft Family Safety has a setting to allow other browsers but you should not permit any other browser.

In Microsoft Family Safety, block all websites and create a specific whitelist of sites that are permissible in your home.  Please DO NOT whitelist YouTube.com.  Its harmful effects far exceed its benefits (admittedly many but see the next point).

I used to whitelist YouTube as Khan Academy videos were hosted by YouTube.  However, I found that we no longer need to whitelist Khan academy as long as we whitelist the following:
  • khanacademy.org
  • kastatic.org
  • kasandbox.org
  • ka-cs-scratchpad-audio.s3.amazonaws.com
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Hosts

As an additional precaution, edit the "hosts" file so YouTube is blocked for all accounts at the OS level.  This editing of host file will block YouTube for all users, including your account.  However, do not give in to your own temptations—keep YouTube disabled. On my computer, the host file is:  C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.  To edit this file, the user needs to run the editing program in the Administrator mode.  I use "Notepad" for editing (started with administrator privileges).  I added the following line:

127.0.0.0 www.youtube.com

Remove Appstore and Pest Programs 

Using Power Shell, run the following commands (caveat emptor: the first command will remove the Windows App Store):

Get-AppxPackage *WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *ConnectivityStore* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Appconnector* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Asphalt8Airborne* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *WindowsCalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *CandyCrushSodaSaga* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *DrawboardPDF* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Facebook* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *FarmVille2CountryEscape* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *ZuneMusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftSolitaireCollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Wallet* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *MinecraftUWP* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *ZuneVideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Netflix* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *BingNews* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *OneConnect* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *PandoraMediaInc* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *People* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *CommsPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *WindowsScan* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftStickyNotes* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Office.Sway* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Twitter* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft3DViewer* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *XboxOneSmartGlass* | Remove-AppxPackage
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